Michael Hunt
Came into some money, want to try flipping a home in Colorado
I came into some money awhile back and would like to take a this coming semester off from college to try to make some money flipping a home. College is taking longer than expected and I am using a lot of cash to atten...
Tony Pardini
Newbie with a couple quick Qs
I'm in the military stationed overseas but will be headed back stateside in August. I've been doing a TON of reading about REI and I think it's the route I want to go while still working full-time. My plan is to use m...
Anastasia Monro
Tips for a 19 y/o graduating college in the spring, wanting to invest by summer 2025
Why wait? I want to start house hacking and living a life of financial independence by the summer of 2025. This gives me under a year to start looking for properties and building capital. I would love a few tips to ge...
Jeremy Dugal
Lease Breaking
Hello. I have some tenants under a 1 year lease who decided to up and leave today essentially breaking the lease. They were four months into their lease at $750/mos. These are college students. I politely sent them a ...
Todd Williams
Tenant left with 4 months left on lease and $2k+ cat urine damage
Whew this has been an interesting week. Not too long ago I was trying to fill a room in a home, this caused said tenant to demand a negative coronavirus test (impossible). The new move in had agreed to self-quarantine...
Kameron Patterson
Should I trade in my car to improve DTI if I am a Realtor?
Looking to trade in my $30k car to improve my debt to income. However, I will definitely take a loss on it as I just purchased it 2 months ago. I recently became set on being a real estate investor and have had buyers...
Chase A.
Millionaire in five years
Theoretical question for you guys: Imagine you have no money and few skills. You have to become a millionaire in 5 years. How would you do it? Looking for specific and actionable answers/ideas that are accessible to t...
Maurice Davis
My tentant's father just called me to tell me his son is missing and he wants to break the lease?
My tentant's rent was due on September 1st and have not received it. I tried to reach through text and left a message on his cell phone with no response. His father just called today asking me if he had seen his son...
Robert Hanson
Rookie needs advice for tenant screening in C class neighborhood.
Hello BP,
This is a hit to my pride to post, but I need advice. I completed my first rehab to rent in July of last year. It is a quadplex and all units were rented until recently. I just had my first eviction and,...
Ellie Narie
Is it considered mortgage fraud if you manipulate income?
Let's say there's an unmarried couple with kids. Boyfriend has a business and is considered self employed, but he can't get a mortgage because he doesn't have two years of self employment income. So, he "hires" his gi...